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It Has come to my attention that there is a proposed Assembly Bill which make the use of Radar detectors illegal.
Assembly Bill No A3757 proposed by D’Andrea . The rational of the is Bill is:

“The only function of electronic radar and/or laser detectors in vehicles is to enable the vehicle operator to exceed the posted speed limit with- out being detected by law enforcement agencies. “

I encourage all New Yorkers to write to thier representatives and express their views on this matter.
I also would like New York club members to pass this on to other clubs or web site forums that they belong to.

My letter was as follows:

It has come to my attention that you proposed a Bill which makes illegal the use of Radar Detectors in private vehicles. Your rational for the Bill states : “The only function of electronic radar and/or laser detectors in vehicles is to enable the vehicle operator to exceed the posted speed limit with- out being detected by law enforcement agencies. “.

I suggest that this statement is quite untrue. A good reason for using a radar detector is to act as a salient reminder obey the traffic laws.

Secondly the logic of this is preposterous. If I own a High Performance Sports car does this mean I do so because I intend to speed? Should we also outlaw sports cars?
If I own a police scanner I do so because I intend to break a law?

Since the early days of Radio and TV it has been previously established that anything that goes onto the airways belongs to the American people . A radar detector is nothing more than a radio tuned to specific frequencies. It violates previously established laws and is probably unconstitutional.

Virginia and DC have banned radar detector for a long time. CT used to ban it, but somehow miraculously, revoked the ban. It's also illegal for use in a commercial vehicle (big trucks, buses, etc) though I know many truckers use them.